LONDON, Nov 25: Senegalese international Henri Camara’s goal gave Wigan Athletic a much-needed 1-0 home win over Everton on Monday in their English Premier League clash and lifted them out of the relegation places.

The 31-year-old — a hero for Senegal in the 2002 World Cup when they reached the quarter-finals after his golden goal beat Sweden in the round of 16 —struck in the 51st minute to give his side a welcome three points.

His goal means that Wigan gain a bit of breathing space in the relegation battle and that Premier League giants Newcastle descend back into the bottom three.

Camara — has been limited to cameo appearances this season under Bruce mainly because he had not scored for 28 Premier League matches going back to December 2006 — but he showed that his goalscoring instincts have not been diminished when he got on the end of Luis Valencia’s pass to break the deadlock.

Results:

Played on Monday:

Wigan Athletic 1 Everton 0

Played on Sunday:

Sunderland 0 West Ham United 1

Tottenham Hotspur 1 Blackburn Rovers 0

Played on Saturday:

Aston Villa 0 Manchester United 0

Chelsea 0 Newcastle United 0

Liverpool 0 Fulham 0

Manchester City 3 Arsenal 0

Middlesbrough 1 Bolton Wanderers 3

Portsmouth 2 Hull City 2

Stoke City 1 West Bromwich Albion 0

—Agencies